CCA drones may not be tied to NGAD, need line-of-sight control: Kendall
The Air Force Secretary emphasized whatever plane flies with CCAs, it'll be manned and will need line-of-sight to maintain "tight control."
Space Development Agency eyes laser link between different contractors’ birds
“I describe PWSA, the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture, as the Android model,” said Space Development Agency director Derek Tournear. “If we get vendor lock, if only one works, or if they can't talk to each other, that falls apart pretty quickly.”
Lockheed announces new ‘extreme range’ version of JASSM cruise missile
Lockheed is putting its own funds toward early development work on the missile, which could “significantly” expand the missile’s reach past the JASSM and the Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile variants currently being produced for the Air Force and Navy, said Michael Rothstein, Lockheed’s vice president of air weapons and sensors.
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‘Partnership of convenience’: PACAF chief sees ‘potential limits’ in Chinese, Russian military ties
“Politically, it is unclear to me their long-term goals and objectives other than to counter what the United States and allies and partners are doing,” said Air Force Gen. Kevin Schneider.
Return to Key West? Solving the DoD spacepower roles and missions debate
In this op-ed, Christopher Stone of the National Institute for Deterrence Studies offers a solution to the debate of how involved the other forces should be in space.
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General Atomics is ready to rewrite the rules of airpower … again
No other aerospace and defense manufacturer is poised to deliver a CCA as capable as the one built by General Atomics, or one as economical, producible, and flexible.
State clears potential $4.1B KC-46 refuelers sale to Japan, $7.2B F-35 stealth fighters sale to Romania
Japan would be permitted to buy up to nine additional KC-46A tankers, while Romania would be cleared to acquire 32 F-35As.
False start? DoD IG ‘terminated’ NGAD next-gen fighter review, but may revisit down the road
The review was to examine whether the Air Force was moving too fast in pushing the plane into the EMD phase, but there was no EMD phase after all.
The Army doth protest too much: In Space, jointness must come first
In this op-ed, Charles Galbreath and Jennifer Reeves of the Mitchell Institute respond to the Army's thoughts on its role in space.
Commerce ‘on track’ for version 1.0 of space tracking system, using DoD data
In discussing the preliminary version of TraCSS, Richard DalBello, director of the Office of Space Commerce, revealed to Breaking Defense that he's stepping down at the end of the year.
Anduril unveils new cruise-missile like weapon, plus voice-controlled drones
The defense tech startup disclosed a new “Barracuda” weapon, and put on a demo for reporters where drone wingmen were controlled using voice commands.
Boeing expects Polish air dominance fighter decision by early 2025
Warsaw has long committed to acquiring 32 new multirole jets for the air dominance effort with rival bids from Boeing's F-15EX Eagle II fourth generation type and the Eurofighter Typhoon on the table.
Space Force extends Sev1Tech contract to continue work on meshONE-T for DAF Battle Network
MeshONE-T is designed to operate as a network of data transport nodes that allows for rapid, secure communications between sites across the globe.
Anduril, General Atomics to showcase drone wingmen models at Air Force conference next week
General Atomics is also expected to showcase an XQ-67 aircraft that has been doing live-flight tests during the upcoming Air Force Association conference.